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CSE Dean Mos Kaveh standing on Scholars Walk
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Q&A with the new CSE Dean

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Newly-appointed College of Science and Engineering Dean Mos Kaveh talks about his 40+ years with the college and his vision for the future.

Illustration of Parker Solar Probe in front of the sun
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Touching the face of the sun

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CSE physicists and alum are part of a NASA mission to understand coronal heating and the solar wind

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Q&A with two award-winning faculty

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In this Q&A, two award-winning professors share their insight into the ups and downs of research and give their advice to the next generation.

Zsolt Rumy in front of his office building
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Zsolt Rumy: Fleeing the Soviet government

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Zsolt Rumy was 14 when his family fled Hungary for the United States. Decades later—with a chemical engineering degree in hand—he founded the third largest carbon fiber maker in the world.

Tu Chen
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Tu Chen: A series of fortunate events

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When Tu Chen left Taiwan to study at the University of Minnesota, he thought he would get his doctorate and return home. Instead, he stayed and established a major manufacturer of disks in the United States.

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Ieva Ogriņš Hartwell: Displaced by World War II

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Ieva Ogriņš Hartwell (Chem ’63) arrived in the United States as a Latvian refugee in the early 1950s and excelled as a student in math and science.

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Land of opportunity

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College of Science and Engineering alumni who leave their home countries for the United States have the talent to spot opportunity and the drive to make a contribution.

Trang Bui sitting under a tree
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Trang Bui: What Drives Your Curiosity?

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CSE graduate Trang Bui overcame adversity to become the first in her family to earn a college degree.

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CSE alumni receive University of Minnesota Alumni Service Award

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CSE alumni, Robert DeMaster and Jim Rutzick, have been awarded the University of Minnesota Alumni Service Award.

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Kakalios uses View-Master presentation for teach-in on National Mall

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Professor James Kakalios gave a talk on The Physics of Superheroes using the classic View-Master viewers at the teach-in as part of the March for Science on April 22, 2017, in Washington, D.C.